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#101791voted by our readers
By awescott SILVER
Rochester, Massachusetts

Sleep will evade me Flitting around corners and rocks I always barely glimpse its tail end And its absence drives me from my bed To catch the words That fly from the bones of...
awescott SILVER, Rochester, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;We have lingered in the chambers of the sea, <br /> By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown<br /> Till the human voices wake us, and we drown.&quot; <br /> -T.S. Eliot


#101792 Poetry
By laurengerhard SILVER
South Windsor, Connecticut
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 124 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be.&quot; -Sylvia Plath

#101793 Poetry
By ridetolive BRONZE
Gates Mills, Ohio
ridetolive BRONZE, Gates Mills, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#101794 Poetry
By Linhie BRONZE
Houston, Texas
Linhie BRONZE, Houston, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#101795 Poetry
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By Anonymous
#101796 Poetry
earthlyeyes GOLD, Keller, Texas
12 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.&quot; -Horace Walpole

#101797 Poetry
By Doritpnina GOLD
Smithtown, New York
Doritpnina GOLD, Smithtown, New York
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;...whenever you think or you believe you know, you&#039;re a lot of other people; but the moment you feel, you&#039;re NOBODY-BUT-YOURSELF.&quot; <br /> -e.e. cummings

#101798 Poetry
By MBentley2013 BRONZE
Melbourne, Florida
MBentley2013 BRONZE, Melbourne, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#101799 Poetry
By torishrull BRONZE
Decatur, Texas
torishrull BRONZE, Decatur, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#101800 Poetry
By Anonymous